Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19,512, David Glidden, Mass. N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Nass. N 77
Glidden, David Sarah
195-12
CONTENTS

14347
18188
New York
David Glidden
of Wayne Co in the State of New York who was a forst Lieut: in the Company commanded by Captain Harper of the 1st Regt: commanded by Col W. Lyman in the N. H. mil time for 13 mos for 3 " 18 ds Sgt Glidden
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 61 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of May 1833 and sent to Mr. J. Lyman of Lyons arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $822.66 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept - 30.66 $153.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 4 Page 57

295.
New York, Albany, Sarah Glidden, widow of David Glidden N. H. who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private & sergeant
Reported
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 11 Dollars 33
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19. day of June 1848 and sent to
Mrs. G. Austin Phelps Ontario Co. N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 75 Vol. 4
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Glidden, David Mass - N.H. W 19512

True Glidden Born January 25 th 1782 David Glidden Born March 15 1784 Sarah Glidden Born May 15 th 1790 Abigail Glidden Born February 27 1793 Syrena Glidden Born September 29 th 1798
True Glidden Died September on the 25 year of his age

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Sarah Glidden
NY.
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July 7 1838
Sarah Glidden
Hon B. Green M.C.
H. Reps
Davids
Hon B. Green H.R.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and Pensions to certain widows" State of New York }
County of Wayne } ss On this 11 th day of January 1844 Personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of the court in and for said County Sarah Glidden of the town of Lyons in said county aged eighty two years who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7. 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of David Glidden who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and a pensioner of the United States; She further declares that she was married to the said David Glidden in the month of February Seventeen hundred and eighty One, that her husband the aforesaid David Glidden died on the 12th day of May 1842 eighteen hundred and forty two; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety-four, viz, at the time above stated
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me Amos Strong a Judge of Wayne County Courts
I certify that the above named Sarah Glidden is a respectable person, that I consider her of the age represented by her, and that from her great age, or bodily infirmity she ought not to be asked, or certainly ought not to be required to appear in open court to make her declaration, that she cannot appear in court at this inquest season without endangering her health Amos Strong a Judge of Wayne County Courts
State of New York, County of Wayne } ss Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County David Glidden, (late David Glidden Jun) of Lyons in said County aged fifty nine years, after being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith, that widow Sarah Glidden who is named above, and who is applying for a pension as the widow of David Glidden, late a Soldier in the war of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States, is this deponent's mother, and that the aforesaid David Glidden was this deponent's father, and that this deponent's father & mother have lived together as husband & wife to the knowledge of this deponent fifty three years & from the first recollection of this deponent, that they had as the lawful fruit of their marriage one child older than this deponent, that this deponent's aforesaid father died on the 12th day of May 1842 eighteen hundred and forty two & that his aforesaid mother is still a widow Subscribed & sworn before me That the attached Record is a true & fair Record has been kept by David & Sarah Glidden for that purpose more than thirty eight years
John F. Lewis S.P.
David Glidden
I certify that the above named David Glidden is a respectable person — John F. Lewis S.P.

State of New York, County of Wayne } ss Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said county Sarah Dilling of Walcott in said county aged fifty three years last May, after being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that Widow Sarah Glidden, who is making application for a pension as the widow of David Glidden late a soldier in the war of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States, is this deponents mother, and that the aforesaid David Glidden was this deponents father, that this deponents father and mother aforesaid, had as the legal fruit of their marriage one child born in 1782 and one born in 1784 all of the same father and mother of this deponent, that this deponents aforesaid father died on the 12th day of May 1842 eighteen hundred and forty two, that this deponents aforesaid mother Sarah Glidden has not since married but remains a widow (That the attached Record is a true record of the births of the children of David and Sarah Glidden and has been made and kept in the family for a Record more than thirty eight years Subscribed and sworn before me, Sally Dilling this 20th day of December 1843 }
John S. Curtis Justice of the Peace
I certify the above named Sarah Dilling is a respectable person John S. Curtis J.P.
State of New York, County of Wayne } ss Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said county Mansoah Dilling of the town of Walcott in said county, after being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that he has for the last forty years been personally acquainted with Sarah Glidden and her late husband David Glidden, late a soldier in the war of the Revolution & a pensioner of the United States, the parties mentioned in the declaration annexed, that this deponent from the first of his acquaintance, has always known them as husband and wife, has always understood and believed that they had been married fifty eight to sixty years, and that the aforesaid parties, viz, the present widow Sarah Glidden who is applying for a pension & her late husband David Glidden had as the lawful fruit of their marriage one son by the name of David who is at this time from fifty eight to sixty years of age and that the aforesaid parties have several other children over the age of fifty years, that the aforesaid David Glidden died in May eighteen hundred and forty two, & that his widow the aforesaid Sarah Glidden still remains his widow Subscribed and sworn before me, this 20th day of December 1843 } Mansoah Dilling
John S. Curtis Justice of the Peace
I certify the above named Mansoah Dilling is a respectable person John S. Curtis J.P.
Answer from Washington by  by

State of New York, Ulster County (Seal of office)
Thereby certify, that Amos Snyder Esqr. before whom the preceding declaration was sworn and whose signatures appear to the jurat of said affidavit, and the certificate appended thereto, was at the date of said declaration a Judge of the Courts of said county, duly qual- ified. And that John F. Burtiss whose signatures appear to the jurat of the preceding affidavit, was at the times of taking the said affidavits a Justice of the peace of said county, duly qualified. and that the several signatures of said Judge & Justice are genuine. Witness my hand & seal of office. January 12th 1844.
Daniel Chapman Clerk of said county.

D Glidden
David Glidden
18188
Paris
Mr. Sisson of Lyons N.Y. agent

State of New Hampshire County of Rockingham } ss.
Theophilus Lovering of the town of Raymond, County & State aforesaid, now aged seventy three years, being of sound mind, do testify and say, that in the month of March 1776 I enlisted under Capt. Nathan Brown for nine months and marched to New Castle, near Portsmouth in said State and served three months, when Capt. William Harper with orders from the General Court came into our camp to re-enlist as many of our Company as he could for five months to march to the West - on my way to the West in passing through Exeter in said State, I saw David Glidden, then a townsman and near neighbor to me, now of Lyons in the State of New York - that the said David Glidden in the month of June in the same year (1776) enlisted under the said Harper for five months - we then marched to Charleston on Connecticut River in the State aforesaid - From thence we marched to Ticonderoga, where we served in the Regiment commanded by Col. Wymann - thence moved back over Lake Champlain to Mount Independence, where in the month of November in the same year, we were discharged, the said David Glidden having served the said term of five months - After this I enlisted for three years & before that time expired, I, enlisted during the War. In the year seventeen hundred and eighty, I being stationed at West Point on the North River in the State of New York, the said David Glidden came there enlisted for three months, in a Company commanded by Capt. Benjamin Whittier of Exeter , and Ensign Thomas Gordon, all my Townsmen, the Lieutenant I do not recollect - that the said Glidden served during the said term and at the end thereof, he and the whole of said Company were discharged at a place called Mount Hope, on said River - said Glidden served as a Sergeant in said Company during said three months.
M c ! Lovering
State of New Hampshire
Rockingham County } ss; September 27 th 1832, then appeared the above named Theophilus Lovering before me and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed was just and true and contained the truth and

nothing but the truth, before me. And I further certify, that from a long personal acquaintance with Col Theophilus Lovering the foregoing deponent (who served the whole revolutionary war & was Honorably discharged) the statements contained in his said affidavit may be received with full confidence and that his character for truth and veracity is fair.
Moses Dudley Jm d Pease
State of New Hampshire County of Rockingham - } ss;
I Benjamin True of Chester in the County and State aforesaid, now seventy years of age, being of sound mind, do testify and say, that in the year seventeen hundred and eighty, I was an enlisted soldier for six months, under capt. Moses Dustin of Candia, in the said County of Rockingham, and while I was stationed at West Point in the State of New York, David Glidden, then of the town of Raymond County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire, and now living in the town of Lyons in the State of New York, was there at said West Point an enlisted soldier for three months in the New Hampshire Militia, under Captain William  Benjamin Whittier (or Whittaker) of the town of Raymond aforesaid - and that said David Glidden was a Sergeant in said Company and served as such till he was discharged on the East side of the North river near Mount Hope.
Benj. True
State of New Hampshire
Rockingham County } ss; September 26 th 1832. Then personally appeared before me the above named Benjamin True above named , and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed
Whittaker Prom. Jm d Pease

was just and true and contained the truth and nothing but the truth, before me. And I do further certify that I have been for many years personally acquainted with Capt. Benjamin True the above deponent and believe him to be a gentleman of sound integrity & unblemished character for truth and veracity. Moses Dudley Just Pease
State of New Hampshire
County of Rockingham ss.
I John Kelly Register of Probate and Clerk of the Court of Probate for said County - said Court being a Court of Record having by law a seal and a Clerk designated as Register of Probate - do hereby certify that Moses Dudley is a justice of the Peace for said County and that his signatures to the foregoing papers are in his own hand writing
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court this twenty seventh day of October Anno Domini 1832
John Kelly Reg d Probate

State of New York } County of Wayne } ss; On this second day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Wayne and State of New York, now sitting David Glidden, a resident of the town of Lyons, in the Coun- ty of Wayne and State of New York, aged seventy three years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his Oath, make the following declara- tion, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States un- der the following named Officers, and served as herein stated. That he served in the Militia of the State of New Hampshire for the term of Five months in the year 1776, as a private, under Capt. William Harper, of Brentwood in the state of New Hampshire. The names of the two Lieutenants, were, Moore & Peasey The latter one was afterwards Paymaster & paid him his wages. & lived in Dover; Elisha Prescott was Ensign - that he commenced the said five months service in the month of June in said year 1776, but cannot state the precise day of the month, at Exeter in the said State - he was marched to Charleston, on Connecticut River in said State where they staid a few days for orders - He and the Company, were then marched to Ticonderoga and in a few days thereafter were sent across Lake Champlain to assist in Building at Fort at Mount- Independence, where and  was  they they staid until his time was out in the month of November 1776 and was there discharged - He was in a Regiment Com- manded by Col. Wymian, whose given name he does not now recollect.
That in the year 1780, at the town of Raymond in the

State of New Hampshire in the summer, and he believes the forepart of July in that year he enlisted into the Militia or State Troops of that State , & which he cannot say, for the term of three months, under Capt Benjamin Whittier or Whitaker of said Raymond, and served under him dur- ing the said term, as a Sergeant. The Lieutenants name was Ring. Thomas Gordon of said Raymond was Ensign in said Company. he was in a Regi- ment commanded by Col. Nichols. he was marched to Clavarack and thence to West Point on the North River State of New York. Served his time out there, & was dis- charged at or near Mount Hope on said river, on the east side of said river. He saw Thomas Lovering of Raymond. Rockingham County & State of New- Hampshire, and Benjamin Loring of Chester in the same County and State , at West Point, in the service when he was stationed there, and was then well acquaint- ed with himself  him and has been since the war.
That in the year 1778 he was at work in the town of Waltham in Massachusetts and in the month of June of that year he went to the town of Lexington and there enlisted into the Militia Troops for the term of eight months, or into the State Troops, and which he can- not be certain, as a private. and served under Captain Richardson, whose given name he does not recollect the Lieutenants Name was Burrows or Borroughs, and was in Col. Thomas Poor's Regiment. after he enlisted and before he marched he had the small Pox and did not march he thinks until the month of July 1778 was marched to White Plains in the State of New York in going there he went through Hartford in Connecticut. From White Plains, he was taken to West Point on the west side of the North River. he staid at West Point until the month of January following (1779) and was

then sent down the North River, near to Kings Ferry on the East side and there they staid until their time was out in the month of March & was discharged at that place by Col. Poor. That he has no documentary evidence to prove his services, and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services, in the eight months service under Capt. Richardson, nor any person to prove the other services except Thomas Lovering and Benjamin True of Rockingham County in the State of New Hampshire, whose affidavits accompany this declaration.
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To the interrogatories required by the Regulations of the War Department, to be propounded by the Court to him, the said David Glidden answers as follows, to wit. To the first, he answers that he was born in the town of Exeter, Rockingham County and State of New Hampshire in the year 1759. in July -
To the second Interrogatory, he answers, that he has no record of his age.
To the third Interrogatory, he answers, that when he was first called into service, he was living in Exeter Rockingham County, State of New Hampshire - when called into service in 1780, he was living in Raymond, same county and state, and when called in 1778 he lived in Waltham, State of Massachusetts - Since the Revolutionary war he has lived in Raymond aforesaid & lived there till 1807, then moved to Kennebec, in Maine & staid six years and then moved to Lyons, State of New York, and now lives in the town of Lyons, Wayne County State of New York.
To the fourth interrogatory, he answers, that he was called into service, by enlistment as herein before stated.
To the fifth interrogatory, he answers, that Col. Enoch Poor - Col. Stark afterwards a General, and Maj. Joseph

Silly (or Seely) in Col. Poor's Regiment, were regular Officers, at Mount Independence, when he was stationed there - but Stark & Poor each had a Continental Regiment there, he believes. - There was, I believe a Col. Read from Londonderry in New Hampshire, who had a regiment, at White Plains, when he was there in 1778 & 1779 General Arnold commanded at West Point in his 3 months service in 1780 - The general circumstances of his service are herein before stated as far as he can now recollect them.
To the sixth interrogatory, he answers, that he has a written discharge from service from eight months term, given by Col. Brade Thomas Poor, and the same has been lost or destroyed, and that he never had any other written discharge from service.
To the seventh interrogatory, he answers by stating the names of the following persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood, and who can testify to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution, to wit: James Foster, Leonard Melick Leonard Merry, Leonard Merry Jr. Phineas Watrous, John Tuck, John Doan and William Dods.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the } David G. Liddon day and year aforesaid } In Open Court John C. Cagle Clerk
We Leonard Merry residing in the town of Lyons in the County of Wayne and State of New York, and Phineas Watrous residing in the town of Lyons in the County of Wayne and State aforesaid do

hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with David Glidden, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy three years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion - Leonard Merry sworn and subscribed the } day and year aforesaid } Phineas Watrous in Open Court John Crysler Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Leonard Merry who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident in the town of Lyons - in the county of Wayne and State of New York, and that Phineas Watrous who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Lyons - county of Wayne and State aforesaid and are both credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I John Crysler clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Wayne and State of New York do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of David Glidden for a pension
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this Thirtieth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two,
John Crysler Clerk

N.H.R.
No 18188
David Glidden Wayne County New York Found on the rolls.
admitted.
13 mo. Private 3 mo 18 days Sergeant.
 43.33  15.00  47.00   4.33  4.33 
Wm Sipher Lyons, Wayne County New York
W.H.R.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of David Glidden Wayne County New York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted June 1776 - 05 - private Capt Harper Genl. Stark Col. Wyman Marched to Charleston on Connecticut River, to Ticonderoga 73 years Exeter in Rockingham County New Traditionary, writings Confidential, no clerical or official papers correct   Enlisted June 1780 - 03 18 Sergt. Capt Whittier Col. Nichols Mount Independence, Marched to Saratoga, to Mattapone Hampline   Enlisted Jan. 1778 - 8 - private Capt Richardson Col. Poor Maps Marched to White Plains Kings Ferry  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
19.5-12
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of David Glidden a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     June 1776 5 mos. Pvt. William Harper Wyman N.H.   June 1778 8 mos. Richardson Thomas Poor Mass   July 1780 3 mos. Sgt. Benjamin Whittier Nichols N.H.  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Exeter Rockingham Co. N.H.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 2. 1832 His claim was al.
Residence at date of application, Lyons Wayne Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, born at Exeter Rockingham Co. N.H. July 1759
Remarks:
David Glidden Soldier mar. Febry 1781 at Chester N.H. Sarah --- She was el. pens. on an app. executed Jan'y 11. 1844 while a resident of Lyons N.Y. aged 82 yrs. children: True b. Jan'y 23. 1782  d Sept. 8. 1806  David b. March 15. 1784  Sarah b. May 15. 1790 mar. --- Dilling. Rhagail b. Febry 27. 1793  Syrina b. Sept. 29. 1798 mar. --- Merry
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
1914 July 27 Hist. Soc. Mrs. Elizabeth G. Hook V.L.M.
File No. 19512
Sarah Glidden
widow of
David Glidden
Sergt Rev War.
Act: Feb 29 48
Index:—Vol. 64 Page 276
[Arrangement of 1870.]

9568.
New York
Sarah Glidden, widow of David Glidden, who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832, and who died on the 12 May, 1842, of Ulster (in the State of N. York) who was a privt. in the company commanded by Captain Harper — of the Regt — commanded by Col: Wdymann in the N. Hampshire line for
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany — at the rate of 101 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day of August, 1845 and sent to Mrs Sarah Glidden, N. York.
Total amount, 3
[Act July 7, 1838.] to give pension of 25 dollars per month
Recorded by Wm Stewart Clerk, Book — Vol. 1 — Page 159.

No 829.
Rept 26
7240 New York
Sarah Glidden, widow of David Glidden, who was a private Sergeant, in the New Hampshire line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 61 Dollars 33 — Cents per annum, Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 th day of August, 1845, and sent to Arad Joy, Avid, New-York
[Act of March 3, 1843.] Recorded in Book A 17th: June 1845 Vol. 2 Page 76.

✓ 10538 Sarah Glidden N. Y. Mar. to Hon. B. Green. March 19. 1844 ————— Set. to Arad Joy. Oct. 26. 1844
act. 7. July 1838

No 10538
Sarah Gladden Widow of David NY
act 7 July 1838 and Joint Resolution of the 23 January 1845
Adm.
12 mo p m $43.33
3 1/2 180 days - 18.00
$61.33 per m
from 4 March 1836 to 4 March 1841 -
adm. act 3 March 1843 and 17 June 1844
$61.33 per m
David Jay Esq Onond NY

David Gleason
5 mo 1774 private Capt Haskins Col Mymans found in Capt Haskins Roll, S. H.
84 1778 private Capt Richardson Col Potts Roll No 13 Bunker 25 S Mass
13 mo private
3- 182 Sept. Capt Whiteman Col Nichols Capt W. Roll N.H.

July 21. 1845.
Adalinda
Sarah Muddon
Wash. D.C.
10
L. J. Edmanson
House of Pensioners
Washington
D.C.

Qvid July 16th 45
Sir
I enclose further proof in good faith in the Sarah Glidden case, under a full belief that it would clear up all mist & establish her claim to a pension, you are the judge I ask justice only
Respectfully Yours Obl d Serv t Brad Loy
Hon J L Edwards Comm ee of Pensions Washington D. C.

Thos P Treadwell N. H.
Apl. 4., 44

Secretary of State's Office Concord, N. H. April 4. 1844.
Sir,
Yours of the 30 th ult. asking for proof from the N. H. Records, of the services of David Glidden in the War of the Revolution has been received at this Office. I have to inform you that for a thorough examination of the Revolutionary Records (which generally occupies about two days) we charge the sum of $3. in advance. Should you desire such an examination by forwarding that amount, it will be made and the result communicated to you - I would however, inform you that if the capt. Richardson to which you refer, & under whom the service is said to have been performed, was capt. Luther Richardson, the name of David Glidden does not appear upon any of the Rolls of his Co. during the year 1778.
Very Respectfully Yours &c
Thomas P. Treadwell
To John T. Curtis Esq.

Aug 17 '44
Asaph Hall Sarah Glidden
Dear J. L. Edwards Comt. of Pens. Washington D. C.

Ovid Aug. 13th 1844
Hon J. L. Edwards
Court of Pensions
No 71 yrd
Dear Sir
I beg leave to enclose proof of the marriage of Sarah Glidden which I trust will be satisfactory - I inclose a letter rec d from the Secy. of W.H. but it states as you will see that no service can be found in 1778, but he does not intimate but that there may be more service, but I submit the case as it is.
I am Respectfully Your Most Ob ed Servt Abad Jay

State of New York } County of Monroe } ss. Personally appeared before the Subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said county Rev Henry Grace of Rochester in said county aged fifty six years in March 1845. having been born in 1789, after being duly sworn according to law. deponent says that he was when a child & at his first recollection and as early as 1796 personally acquainted with Sarah Glidden who made application as the widow of David Glidden for a pension. This deponent well recollects of visiting the family of the said parties in 1796. and well recollects that the said parties David & Sarah Glidden had at that time two or three children, that they had children of the age of this deponent if not older. that this deponent has been acquainted with the children of the said parties & cannot be mistaken as to their age comparing with this deponent & of their being as old as this deponent. according to the best of my knowledge and belief, Sworn and subscribed before me { Henry Grace this 13 th day of March 1845. } Edw. Barrand J.P.
I certify that the above named Rev Henry Grace is a highly respectable minister of the Gospel Edw. Barrand J.P.

State of New York County of Monroe } ss. Personally appeared before the subscri- -ber a justice of the peace in and for said county Mary Jane of Rochester in said county aged fifty five years, having been born in 1790 after being duly sworn according to law deposes & says that she has from a child & was when 6 or 7 years of age personally acquir- -ted with Sarah Glidden who made application for a pension as the widow of David Glidden who was pensioner of the United States, that this deponent can recollect back to 1796 & 1797. When she frequently saw visited the said parties Sarah Glidden and her then husband David Glidden & their children  their family , and that she well recollects that at that date the parties had three child- -ren, that they had children as large or larger at that time than this deponent & at least as old if not older than this deponent. of this fact this deponent cannot be mistaken, that this deponent has always from her first acquaintance known & well recollects that the said parties had children as old or older than this deponent. — The above is according to the best recollection of this deponent — Sworn & subscribed before me { This 12 day of March 1845 } Mary Jane Elihu Barrand J.P.
I certify that the above named Mary Jane is a highly respectable person
Elihu Barrand J.P.

Note. — Words "According to the best of my knowledge & belief" added in the Affidavit of Henry True before execution Also — Words "frequently saw" interlined in 10 th line from top in Mary True's Affidavit interlined before execution Also — 11 th & 12 th lines the words "and her then husband I am a Gio- den their family erased — Also In 11 th line word "her Children" interlined before execution
Ebenezer Barnard J.P.
State of New York Monroe County ss. } I certify that Ebenezer Bar- -nard Esquire was, at the date of the preceding annexed several affidavits and certificates, purporting to have been taken before him, and subscribed by him, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Monroe. That I am well acqu- -ainted with his hand writing and truly believe his sig- nature to the same is genuine
The Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hands and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County this 13 th day of March 1845
D. H. H. Clerk of Monroe County

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefits of the resolution of Congress of the 23 d January, 1845.
Whereas the act of the 30th of April, 1844, prohibited me from drawing a pension for the same period during which my husband was a pensioner, I now make the following statement & tender oath, to obtain the benefits of the resolution above mentioned. I am the widow of David Glidden, who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution. I have not drawn a pension, and now ask for the amount due me from the 4th day of March 1836 to the 4th day of March 1841, I made my declaration before the 30th of April, 1844, and it was filed in the Pension Office before the 23 d of January, 1845.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, on this 21 st day of April in the year 1845 at Lyons
John G. Curtis Justice of the Peace
Sarah Glidden Justice of the Peace
I certify, that the declarant is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual she represents herself to be in the foregoing affidavit,
John G. Curtis Justice of the Peace
I Edwin A. Palmer Dep Clerk of the County of Wayne do hereby certify that John G. Curtis who has signed the foregoing is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Wayne in the State of New York and that the above is his signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this 28th day of April at Lyons in the State of New York
E A Palmer, Dep Clerk

State of New York 3
County of Monroe 3rd Presently appeared before the Subscriber a sister of the person in and for said County Cyrena Mary of Pulteney in said County aged forty six in Sept last after being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith: That Widow Sarah Glidden, who appl- -ied for a Pension as the Widow of David Glidden, late a Pensioner of the United States is the deponent's Mother and that the said David Glidden was the deponent's father: That this deponent is the Fifth child of her child of her said Father & Mother that arrived to years of maturity. This deponent well recollects that nearly forty years since there was a Record made of the age of the then living children of the above named David and Sarah Glidden. This deponent thinks the Record was in the handwriting of her oldest Brother John Glidden who died in 1806. Said Record was made on a scrap of paper and has ever since been kept in the family to refer to as a true Record of the age of the deponent's brothers & Sisters. That this deponent saw the said Record in the possession of the above named Widow Sarah Glidden about four years since last That it was then much worn and decayed. That this deponent well recoll- -ects the great events in 1806 and is then sure as then between seven and eight years old Subscribed and sworn before me
This 9th day of May 1844. } Cyrena Mary Glidden
I certify that Cyrena Mary who has subscribed the above deposition is a respectable person and worthy of credit This 10th day of May 1844. J. A.

State of New York Monroe County ss
I certify that Alexander Voorhies Esqr is a Justice of the peace in and for said county, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine - Witness my hand and seal of office This ninth day of May 1844 Charles J. Hill clerk

State of New York County of Wayne } ss. Personally appeared before the subscriber a sister of the man in and for said County John Drown of Reser in said County aged forty four Years; after being duly sworn. acor- -ding to law deposeth & saith; that he has been for thirty Years or thereabouts personally acquainted with Widow Sarah Gledson. and her late husband David Gledson late a musician of the United States This deponent deposeth and saith. That she is the daughter Sister & Widow of the said David Gledson; That the said parties were living together as husband & Wife at the first acquaintance of this deponent. That this deponent is also equally well acquainted with the children of the said parties . and from his knowledge of their ages and from comparing the age of the eldest son David Gledson with the age of this deponent he is fully of the belief that he is sixty years years of age Subscribed & sworn affirmed before me this 24 th day of July 1844 } John Drown Jr John Hentz Justice of the Peace
I certify that the said John Drown is a respectable person John Hentz Justice of the Peace
State of New York County of Wayne } ss. Personally appeared before the subscriber a sister of the man in and for said County David Gledson of the Town of Lyons in said aged thirty Years; After being duly sworn according to law deposeth & saith. That Widow Sarah Gledson who is applying for a pension as the Widow of David Gledson late a musician of the United States is the deponents Mother. and that the said David Gledson. was the deponents father That his aforesaid parents have lived together as husband and wife from the earliest period of this deponents recollection. That they were said to have been married in the town of Chester Rockingham County New Hamp- -shire. That no record is there to be found of their marriage That his aforesaid parents had a Record of the births of their children. entered on a strip of paper about three inches wide. Said Record was made nearly forty years

Since, by the deponents Brother Isaac Glidden; That the said Isaac Glidden Died on the 8 th day of September 1806. That shortly after his death, this deponent made an entry on the aforesaid Record of his death; That the last that this deponent saw of said Record was last winter; it was then attached to this deponents Mother. Application for a Pension and sent to Mr. Israel Loy of Ovid. Said Record was then very much worn and decayed; it was always considered by this deponents Mother as very choicest heir of her; it being her only family Record and because it was the hand writing of her deceased son; That to preserve it she always kept it folded up in a piece of cloth with a pin passed through both That by frequently refolding it as a Record; and as often doing it up in the same way it became perforated with small holes { David Glidden Subscribed and sworn before { On the 24 th day of July 1844
John H. Curtis Justice of the Peace
I Certify that the above named David Glidden is a respectable person & worthy of credit John H. Curtis Justice of the Peace David Glidden
State of New York
Mayne County, Clerks Office ss. I hereby certify that John H. H. Curtis Esquire before whom the two preceding affi- davits purports to have been sworn, and whose signature appears to the above & within deeds, was at the time said affidavits pur- ports to have been taken, a Justice of the peace in & for said County, legally author- ized to take the same. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice, and that his signa- tures to said deeds are genuine
Witness my hand & seal of the Courts of Common Pleas of said County this 24 th day of July 1844
E. A. Palmer, Dep Clerk of said County

State of New York
Wayne County ss. On this 15 th day of May A D 1848 Personally Appeared before Hugh Samson a Justice of the Peace in & for said County Sarah Glidden a Resident of the town of Lyons in said County, aged Eighty Six Years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath Make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress, passed on the 2 d February 1848 granting Pensions to Widows of Persons who Served during the Revolutionary War — That she is the Widow of David Glidden, late of Lyons aforesaid deceased & who was a Soldier and served in War of the Revolution & for the particular service & the Rank or Grade of service which her said husband rendered she Respectfully refers to the proofs on file in the office of the War Department — and the Annual Amount of the Pension which She Received under the act of the 17 th June 1844, was Sixty two Dollars — She further declares that She is Still a Widow —
Subscribed and Sworn this 15 th day of May A. D. 1848 before me by the above named Sarah Glidden who is per- sonally known to me
Sarah Glidden
Hugh Samson. Justice of the Peace.
State of New York
Wayne County ss. I hereby certify that Hugh Samson before whom the above affidavit purports to have been taken was at the time of taking such a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly elected, qualified & authorized to take the same. Further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice and verily believe his signature to the above said affidavit, and also to the above certificate is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto

with my hand and affixed the seal of the said County and Court thereat at Lynn this fifteenth day of May, in the year one thousand, Eight hundred and forty Eight
A. B. Williams
Clerk of said County and of the Court thereat.

Sarah Glidden Declaration under the act of 2 nd Feby 1848 848 Drew Pension under the act of 17 th June 1844 of $62.
7240 Adm
Admitted
Dawes, G. Austin Phelps my

June 5 ack C. S. [?]
FILE
O. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.
b x

Phelps Ontario Co N.Y. May 31 st 1848
J. L. Edwards Esq
Dear Sir Inland I send your Declaration for the following named widows — it is hoped that Rule is complied with & certificates may be granted in each case — Please send certificates to my address —
✓ Sarah Glidden ✓ Elizabeth Tifney ✓ Susannah Gossart ✓ Lucy Brunson so the Apostles her name. ✓ Nancy Smith ✓ Mary Chapman ✓ Nancy Mallory ✓ Sarah Beeman ✓ Mary Humphrey ✓ Rhoda Crosby
all under the act of 2 o July 1848 —
Respectfully Yours
James G. Austin
P.S. I do not understand by the Consolidating Rule that these old Ladies who have heretofore drawn Pensions, shall be obliged to file new Proofs of Service & Marriage! I trust in each of the above cases all is done that will be required of them. Their identities I presume is all that will be required —
Yours J. G. Austin

W
Brooklyn, N.Y., July 18, 1914
To the Commissioner of Pensions. —
Dear Sir:—
I have been advised through the Adjutant General's Office that I may possibly obtain through the Pension Bureau some additional information regarding David Glidden

and Zechanish Bunker, my Great-Grandfathers serving in the Revolution- ary War, both from New Hampshire and both names on the rolls for the year 1776.
Will you kindly send me such information as may appear on your records?
Yours truly Elizabeth Glidden Wood. 47 Putnam Av., Brooklyn, N.Y.